Common Name: Mother In Laws Tongue, Snake Plant
Latin Name: Sansevieria trifasciata
Size: 1 (min) to 3 (max)
Are you looking for this plant? Let us know and we'll help you find it!
Are you a retailer who sells this plant? Do you want to list it here? You can enter your inventory directly on PlantPlaces.com, using a web browser or an Android™ device. Contact Us to request an account.
Are you a retailer who sells this plant? Do you want to list it here? You can enter your inventory directly on PlantPlaces.com, using a web browser or an Android™ device. Contact Us to request an account.
Plant Facts
Do you have this plant?
Would you like to dedicate a plant to someone?
Mother In Laws Tongue, Snake Plant
Sansevieria trifasciata
Origin: Africa
Maximum Height: 3 feet
Contact us to order an aluminum plant label from PlantPlaces.com!
Category: Perennial Would you like to dedicate a plant to someone?
Mother In Laws Tongue, Snake PlantSansevieria trifasciata
Origin: Africa
Maximum Height: 3 feet
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Sansevieria
species: trifasciata
Origin: Africa
Size: 1 (min) to 3 (max)
Size Description:
Notes: Excellent plant for improving indoor air quality. Frequently used as an indoor plant in cold climates. Can be grown outdoors in tropical climates
Characteristics:
| Availability: | High Availability | ||
| Part Shade Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like part shade. | |
| Deep Shade Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like deep shade. |
Do you like this plant?
Plant Images and Specimens
Huerto del Cura, Diciembre 2017
Location: Alicante, Spain
Huerto del Cura, Diciembre 2017
Location: Alicante, Spain
Location: South America: Chile, Peru, Ecuador Santiago, Chile [Latitude: 9.748288516666670 Longitude: -84.587159866666700] Specimen: 2487
Sansiveria trifasciata in an outdoor planting
Location: Pura Vida Gardens, Costa Rica
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: December 2012
Sansiveria trifasciata in an outdoor planting
Location: Pura Vida Gardens, Costa Rica
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: December 2012
Location: South America: Chile, Peru, Ecuador Santiago, Chile [Latitude: 9.749730383333330 Longitude: -84.587595083333300] Specimen: 2497
Sansiveria trifasciata in an outdoor planting
Location: Pura Vida Gardens, Costa Rica
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: December 2012
Sansiveria trifasciata in an outdoor planting
Location: Pura Vida Gardens, Costa Rica
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: December 2012
Sansiveria trifasciata in an outdoor planting
Location: Pura Vida Gardens, Costa Rica
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: December 2012
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens Napier and Holland Road [Latitude: 1.319595610000000 Longitude: 103.815213570000000] Specimen: 6134
Location: singapore
Location: Indonesia [Latitude: -8.374912800000000 Longitude: 115.451048820000000] Specimen: 6225
56tty69
Location: indonesia
Location: Indonesia [Latitude: -8.374789240000000 Longitude: 115.451305160000000] Specimen: 6226
56tty69
Location: indonesia
Location: Malaysia [Latitude: 2.984515700000000 Longitude: 101.336383360000000] Specimen: 6237
Location: pewter
Location: Malaysia [Latitude: 5.437900200000000 Longitude: 100.290687020000000] Specimen: 6239
Location: penang malaysia
Location: Khao Phra Thaeo National Park Phuket [Latitude: 7.867871850000000 Longitude: 98.350980600000000] Specimen: 6350
Location: phuket
Location: Khao Phra Thaeo National Park Phuket [Latitude: 7.867605920000000 Longitude: 98.350892680000000] Specimen: 6352
Location: phuket
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica San Jose NONE Costa Rica [Latitude: 9.814845740000000 Longitude: -84.655667500000000] Specimen: 8192
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [Latitude: -22.950867520000000 Longitude: -43.163644390000000] Specimen: 8292
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [Latitude: -22.949179810000000 Longitude: -43.156220190000000] Specimen: 8297
sugar loaf
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
sugar loaf
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
sugar loaf
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Location: Alicante, Spain [Latitude: 38.264256280000000 Longitude: -0.691221840000000] Specimen: 11202
Location: Nha Trang, Vietnam [Latitude: 12.265316500000000 Longitude: 109.195608900000000] Specimen: 11535
December 2018
Location: Nha Trang, Vietnam
December 2018
Location: Nha Trang, Vietnam
December 2018
Location: Nha Trang, Vietnam
Location: Nha Trang, Vietnam [Latitude: 12.250191200000000 Longitude: 109.180151800000000] Specimen: 11544
December 2018
Location: Nha Trang, Vietnam
Location: Nha Trang, Vietnam [Latitude: 12.250552700000000 Longitude: 109.180338500000000] Specimen: 11547
December 2018
Location: Nha Trang, Vietnam